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The answer is generally no! As you can see in the photo, specialised equipment & knowledge is needed to properly sharpen a TCT blade. A good quality blade can be effectively sharpened by a specialist between 12 & 15 times depending (of course) on ... more
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Seco® Threadmaster™ solid carbide cutters are not suitable for this material group, and only the taper thread milling cutters are suitable for Seco® group 21 materials. ... more
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• Make the cleaning solution. Because many soaps and detergents (and even jewelry cleaners) react with the elements in a tungsten carbide ring, you should not use them. To clean your tungsten ring simply mix a few drops of hand soap or mild dish ... more
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YES. Tungsten carbide bands are virtually scratch resistant; however, they can be scratched under extreme pressures, such as with diamond composite or with corundum. Although it is highly unlikely that your piece will obtain any scratches or ... more
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The main advantage of a carbide, rifle re-sizing die is longevity. In a recreational reloading environment - you'll never wear out a set of steel rifle dies. Even with a carbide re-sizing die, you still have to lube the brass to re-size rifle brass. ... more
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Exchangeable carbide drawing inserts are tapered carbide wire dies which can be placed into a reusable die holder. By eliminating a permanent steel casing drawing inserts dramatically lower material and shipping costs and make the use of highly ... more
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Some of our competitors sell Tungsten rings that do not include Carbide. (Some of the retailers still call them Tungsten Carbide however, so be careful.) A Tungsten only ring is basically a steel ring. It is very hard, but NOT scratch proof. A ... more
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Green Silicon Carbide is an extremely hard (Knoop 2600 or Mohs 9.4) man made mineral that possesses high thermal conductivity (100 W/m-K). It also has high strength at elevated temperatures (at 1000°C, Green SiC is 7.5 times stronger than Al2O3). ... more
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The use of Carbide fuel is generally applicable to fast reactors which use high enrichment. Hence natural Uranium reactors cannot switch over to Carbide fuel. ... more
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If you work on the construction site and you are hard on your jewelry, you may often hit your wedding band and find a number of dents and scratches on your jewelry. There is a couple of ways to prevent this: either find another job, which is crazy ... more
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